New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-05

small knot OF Prohibit Jnists who are opposed 10
it, The friends of the bill were represented by
Dr. Howard Crosby, Bishop DOane, Robert Graham,
Horace Barnard, John B. Pine, Charles Marshall.
Colonel II. +. Watson, Morris X. .Jcsup, G. III. Nam
ville the Rev. T.. w. Donald and A. II. Smith, all
Of New York The Piohbitionsts present to Op-
ose the bill were Frederick +. Wheeler, Levi Ded
cricS Aaron Veeder and George II. Miner, all Of
Albany The liquor-dealers present had for tbeii
chiefs b. T. Kearns, pre- idcnt Of the Ncw-YorlS Cen
tral Liquor Dealers Association: u. II. Butler.
Iresident of tie Brooklyn Central Association, aud
j. j. Ennis +. w. Shel ldan and Miles W. Gibbons
of the State Liquor Dealers Association; Charla
A. Stadler, Charles j. Patterson, representing the
Brooklyn Liquor Dealers Association; p j. Fitz
gerald, president of the State Liquor Dealers As
socation, of Troy Adolph Melon and Thomas w
Sheridan, Of New-Yorl<
Governor Iill told those present. that he wonlc
grant two ours each to the suppo ters and the op
ponents of the bill. The battle then began; the
liquor-deales being granted the first word Charles
j. Patterson, the first speaker, said
represen the four Of liquor dealers Of Brock
lyn opposition e the bin that Il y r Local anu %
aars IL Sp say The wishes
three Asse6lymen IN Sswnok v%tea 'o % canate t5ss
only would able to pay the sSoS eers Ts
dSs Dns Of Gn ess saloons and
We hsa %on be- sa hroWn out Of woas
Compensation from the state saw tha, they hope IL
would diminish the Of qnSr sold tns sn: ..s s
Of liquor much be Sold The he % eTpersGes ,e
OF o. Snor We think the price liquor would be nereasa
poor would buy just the same IL ""a
hardest the %dds cas' rs a. 2eSs s
TO liquor dealers any We claim that the naao
class Of GuG5 Sa eaeTs he nepe ane Is his
scayo from o1ar s e ies T:'
liquor peculiarly grateful to poor men They s are nos o
% be- made against those liquor
T nS tax s w e nSf CS Suy er in e Se It
onerousy by the poor.
Charles stader n behalf of the Maltsters and Brew
crs' Association, said;
We object TO the bill because nee'ei because
unjust and because It viii not rncs h humber OF saiooss
ss %s Ss"H DE- acs nss a .0Ga Sst
s' ,ns% y Se St ssiasins sas q the
I ,as S whether they
The Conscientious VIII viii p%i s%
business the moral who are r9a'eai e
getting men drunk.
Adoph Nelson, a liquor-dealer OF New-fork. said:
a law OF kind not fo revenue and II It s mpr.et
cable then 3 nGp as a9S ont tG Sssr license and viii I
all kinds Of liquors. see by the lspp. apno S en,er t,
sunday liquor law Neither can he enforce THIS law & inc
So as oT w e si S@ Tie seDse Then they viii
nds Of liquor under the license The police say Can
not enforce this law
Dr. Howard Crosby said:
This is not question police but OF qnet and order nor
Tas pa aa have 1s s
,s that Is Gss Sn IL S sSs STATE That not
The city + the ,sS sa,s , Tens Seness s
NewYor benefits whole state The argunents ssa,s
as I w Are spg 6ce for Regulating the liquor
cities should not be the @ centres o. crime ~
tie ng place for criminals for the United states .
te es fse GTy tat etsE oSy ee %sse@Sy%sn his n
Well answer boldly that att the other Tsey Sn
nomnay represented They were Te5e ,na osd h & a
Of or1iS t5e 's sta;c % should come to NewYoIks aid
vain for any isw that can without some aTa.e
You cannot change tara without loss With crime ana
Should considered The gCs dealers d OF ,ns ,ws
the only en who have declared & so h. se the pcope Of
2sS ss sy % fSn to PsGs
InT n" ess 10 BE %Sn Under the
would permit OF the sale liquor unlicensed person.
s @ ars ss
custom qnor selling shall be lessenei and 'ha' Ia" A1
be passed to that effect
Colonel p. f. Watson. of the Church Temperance So
ciety said
liquor taers who ere opposing ms bill we are here in be-
community o. SswYor to v ASK o ySS So 70
enlisted wneh goes ssy"nd dee salsp ngs
their in MewSTk s rs IN ,Sss iassr
81 81 ,hs a' PARTISAN assr% View p''isD.
psmoca. fsas ser the sly az
consuen.s IL voting against this bill They ai no .sns
to put ,s Rfr WIN! SIR the
p tho south es tas & saie sssr tho
Democratic voters
Horace Barnard presented resolutions passed by the
Young Mems Democratic Club Of Newfork In avor OK
the High License bill. IIs sail the resolutions wero
signed by Frederick r. Coulert, lifelong Democrat
and others Mr. Barnard said that he hoped that tho
Governor had noticed the declaration OF the advocates OF
the quordealors that they would no. obey the lsh Id
cense law II passed He would call attention also TO
the Gs 900 votes given for Henry George for Mayor In
NewYork and the Knights OF Labor VINO su por'eu
George for Mayor would not admit lqaor-dealer 10
their rauks.
Morris K Jcsup said represented citizens irrespect
i've OF party in Now-York who favored the bill They
thought il would and lessen drunkenness
DOrman H. Eaton said:
There a Of Hs %
law laws for " the Setropoiisn si.trici that time
Sny Sooo hat been collected M from pass as i0'ss eess %
SsSas w sAS Of sS was Illustrated IN
Mcirpoan fsnsS Sa md district over sSo alone
new m was Collected So az Ss n
New York Nes the ssSs S o. ae Of on sua.
DAY was rgcr 9th days In the tnrea % M
ioo"% a o pSt Vas tse practical moral point
number Of sasSa. Of ws HsdS sspors Tie
nost last ,,srep putaDie resorts were suppressed.
The latter of Frederick r. Coudert president OF the
youup Mems Democratic Club. was read to the Governor
by Charles Marshall member OF the CLUB VINO 'hen sa,a
~, w,s disgrace that New York had 10000
.,Ioons He argued vehementy IN favor OF the bill
The Rev. Dr. Donald said that the City OF Sew-fork
xas at The mercy Of the State. lt did not have home
Rule Ifit had 10 would have High License
John b. Pine submitted statistics OF the enecs Oh su
License in the Western States and citeA He read an e
tract from letter Official Of Chicago showing una.
~. unn.r ~ ouor saloons had been largely reduced
h,uh thu uopnstion Of the city had vastly increased
He also reao an extract from the message OF Govsrn